Wisdom is the focus of the perceptive, but a fool’s eyes roam to the ends of the earth.
Matthew 11:19 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised The Son of Man came eating and drinking, and they say, “Look, a glutton and a drunkard, a friend of tax collectors and sinners! ” Yet wisdom is vindicated by her deeds.’ Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 The Son of man came eating and drinking, and they say, Behold a man gluttonous, and a winebibber, a friend of publicans and sinners. But wisdom is justified of her children. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition The Son of Man came eating and drinking [with others], and they say, Behold, a glutton and a wine drinker, a friend of tax collectors and [especially wicked] sinners! Yet wisdom is justified and vindicated by what she does (her deeds) and by her children. American Standard Version (1901) The Son of man came eating and drinking, and they say, Behold, a gluttonous man and a winebibber, a friend of publicans and sinners! And wisdom is justified by her works. Common English Bible Yet the Human One came eating and drinking, and they say, ‘Look, a glutton and a drunk, a friend of tax collectors and sinners.’ But wisdom is proved to be right by her works.” Catholic Public Domain Version The Son of man came eating and drinking; and they say, 'Behold, a man who eats voraciously and who drinks wine, a friend of tax collectors and sinners.' But wisdom is justified by her sons." Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version The Son of man came eating and drinking, and they say: Behold a man that is a glutton and a wine drinker, a friend of publicans and sinners. And wisdom is justified by her children. |
Wisdom is the focus of the perceptive, but a fool’s eyes roam to the ends of the earth.
For the drunkard and the glutton will become poor, and grogginess will clothe them in rags.
For if you love those who love you, what reward will you have? Don’t even the tax collectors do the same?
One Sabbath, when he went in to eat at the house of one of the leading Pharisees, they were watching him closely.
All who saw it began to complain, ‘He’s gone to stay with a sinful man.’
(And when all the people, including the tax collectors, heard this, they acknowledged God’s way of righteousness, because they had been baptised with John’s baptism.
Each one of us is to please his neighbour for his good, to build him up.
saying, Amen! Blessing and glory and wisdom and thanksgiving and honour and power and strength be to our God for ever and ever. Amen.